Dressed in long gowns and gorgeous outfits, selected Haven for Women staff and residents stunningly walked on the runway during the center’s 19th founding anniversary celebration which carries the theme, Reminiscing Women of Empowerment: A Fashion Show for a Cause. They portrayed nineteen (19) different personalities who have significant contribution to women empowerment such as continue reading : Haven for Women reminisces women empowerment

Raising their 12 children through his whole day taho vending on the street, Abdon Palarca, 53 years old, can’t conceal his happiness when his family was announced as NCR’s Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2014 during its awarding on September 25 at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. Together with his wife Estrellita, continue reading : A “taho” vendor’s family is NCR’s Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2014

To provide the Local Government Units with technical assistance and resource augmentation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region, through its Regional Monitoring Team (RMT) conducted baseline assessment of the functionality of LSWDOs in Metro Manila. “One of our Strategic Goals is to increase the number of cities with functional LSWDOs continue reading : DSWD-NCR conducts baseline assessment on the functionality of local social welfare and development offices (LSWDOs)

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) is continuously augmenting the relief operations of the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila for the victims of tropical storm Mario.   According to Assistant Secretary Teodulo R. Romo Jr., Officer-In-Charge of DSWD-NCR, as of 5:00 p.m. today, the DSWD-NCR recorded a continue reading : DSWD provides assistance to victims of Tropical Storm “Mario” in Metro Manila

The National Capital Region is proud of its first-ever Bahay Aruga, Bahay Pag-Asa located at Molave Street, Sitio Nagpayong, Barangay Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City.   Bahay Pag-Asa is a 24-hour residential care facility that provides rehabilitative programs and services for children in conflict with the law (CICL) and children in need of special protection (CNSP). continue reading : NCR has its first accredited “Bahay Aruga, Bahay Pag-Asa”

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – NCR through its Adoption Resource and Referral Section (ARRS) recently held an “Adoption telling seminar.” Running on its fourth year with the theme “A Family of Trust: Telling and Talking about Adoption,” the seminar served as venue to openly discuss adoption to the adoptee and how to continue reading : DSWD-NCR conducts 4th Adoption telling seminar

Most young adults nowadays have varied interest and are itching to try new things and gather experience that may prove useful later in life… But for these girls from Spain: Maria Portillo, Isabel Marin, Maria Quiralte, Leticia Camuñas and Mariola Medina; nothing beats helping disadvantaged persons. It is on this premise that they visited Elsie continue reading : Five (5) girls from Spain volunteer at Elsie Gaches Village (EGV)

In order to strengthen the provision of skills training and employment facilitation to Pantawid Pamilya program beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) expanded partnership with 24 schools and institutions and two (2) private partners through signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) recently. With this, the Department will release continue reading : DSWD expands partnership with stakeholders in providing skills training to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries